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What does Notification mean? Notification describes the formal act of giving notice to a regulator, court or counterparty to trigger legal effects or satisfy a statutory duty. In competition and merger control, it means submitting a filing about a proposed transaction to the competent authority. In the EU, the eu merger Regulation (Regulation 139/2004) requires prior notification of concentrations meeting turnover thresholds; completion is suspensory pending European Commission clearance. In the UK (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), merger notification under the Enterprise Act 2002 is generally voluntary, but the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can call in deals that meet jurisdictional tests;...

Court of Protection (England and Wales): Notification of P and interested persons—procedures, forms and deadlines, including PD 9H property and affairs deputyship upfront notification and PD 7A/9B requirements

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Practice notes

This Practice Note applies to the majority of Applications to the Court of Protection.

Do note, though, that applications to appoint a property and financial affairs Deputy follow a separate route. Since January 2023, after a successful pilot, an upfront Notification process has been adopted as the default for all property and affairs deputyship applications. As detailed in Practice Direction 9H—Property and Affairs Deputyship Applications, the applicant must notify the person concerned and three individuals who know the person affected, using the combined notification and acknowledgement forms, COP14PADep and COP15PADep, and obtain their replies before lodging the application. Responses and any records of the notifications must be filed with the court alongside the application, together with copies of any recordings of those notifications. If applying via the online portal, a COP1 application form is not required. For paper applications, include the notification details in section 5.1 of the COP1 application form. For comprehensive guidance on making an application to appoint a property and financial affairs deputy, see Practice Note: Application to appoint a property and financial affairs deputy. In all other matters, the opening step in an application to the...

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